someone mentioned in the forums having problems with reeds playing fine one day and playing badly the next day probably due to vast changes in humidity/temperature?

One of ways to get round that problem and a cheap one, that might be worth your trying – try it out on one reed for a week and see what you think – i do the following, and quite a few pro’s do as well

Always store them in a small bottle with a lid containing 9 parts water to 1 part mouthwash when you finish playing them.

You might think their water logged, but just dry them with your fingers – work straight away,
and last for months.

some other tips i’ve read – when you get a new reed, only play it for a max of 10 mins each day for the 1st week. And what ever you do, don’t play altissimo notes on the reed until a week later – it ruins them – just a tip from some pro’s in the classical field.

great to hear anymore tips that work